Choosing A Stand Magnifier For Reading, Crafts And Close Work
What Is A Stand Magnifier?
A stand magnifier consists of a magnifying lens mounted to a base or clamp
on device .
The advantage of a stand magnifier is that it
is hands free for reading or performing close work.
Our magnifying stand magnifiers will allow reading or close work tasks for a long periods
of time .
For
best stand magnifier results wear your glasses.
Types Of Stand
Magnifiers:
Clamp On Stand Magnifiers
Desktop/Tabletop Stand Magnifiers
Magnifying Lamps
Full Page Stand Magnifier *
Free Standing Magnifier
What Power Stand
Magnifier Should I Choose?
- Select a stand magnifier with a power
that will allow a comfortable work or reading distance.
- The higher the power the shorter the work distance and the smaller the field of view.
- The high power magnifying glass may not be the best magnifier
for you.
Diopter | Power | Focal Length |
3 | 1.75X | 13 inches |
5 | 2.25X | 8 inches |
8 | 3.00 | 5
inches |
Does not apply to Fresnel Lens magnifiers which have a focal range of 4 inches.
Information On Fresnel Full Page Stand Magnifiers*:
A full page stand magnifier consists
of a large Fresnel lens that allows for reading of a whole
page.
The advantage of a hands free page stand magnifier is that it can be used as a whole page magnifier.
What is a Fresnel magnifier?
A Fresnel magnifier consists of a flat plastic lens with concentric grooves that permits magnified viewing.
The focal length is
about 4 inches from the object to be viewed.
Do I need a stand
magnifier with light?
A lighted stand magnifier will provide better magnification results as they provide
a sharper and clearer image.
Our stand magnifiers with light are led or fluorescent lighted and provide a
soft white light to ease eye fatigue .
Recommended Stand Magnifiers
The stand magnifiers listed below are well made and distortion
free.
Non
Lighted Stand Magnifier
LED Lighted Stand Magnifiers
Fluorescent Stand Magnifiers
$49.55 | | 2X Clamp-On Stand Magnifier With Light - 2x Flexible Clamp-On Goose-Neck Magnifying Stand With Light
- LED lighted stand magnifier for craft work
- Cord or cordless
NOT
AVAILABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS |
LED Lighted Stand Magnifier Lamps
Fluorescent Lighted Stand Magnifying Lamps
Fresnel Full Page Magnifying Glass On Stand For Reading LED
Lighted
Page Size Stand Magnifiers For Reading
| |  $112.95 | | 3X Large Free Standing Magnifier With Light - Large floor standing magnifying glass with light for
reading and crafts
- Fresnel lens with 12 led lights for bright
daylight viewing
- Large 8"x10" floor standing
magnifier
NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT | |
$99.95 | | 3X Large Lighted Magnifying Glass On Stand
For Reading Large lighted
stand magnifying glass for reading books Fresnel stand magnifier lens 12 LED Bright Magnification 3X Lighted Stand Magnifier
With Light Large 8" x 10" Fresnel Lens
NOT
AVAILABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT |
$69.95 | | 3X Large Stand Magnifier With Light
- Fresnel Lens
Size: 8"x10"
- Large
lighted stand mounted magnifier for reading books
- Vertical
and horrizontal adjustments
NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERNATIONAL |
Non-Lighted Full Page Stand Magnifiers For Reading A Whole Page
 $21.95 | | 3X Reading Magnifying Glass Stand
- Hands Free Reading Magnifying Glass Stand
- Lens Size: 8.5" x 9.75" - Fresnel Lens
- Lens Power: 3X
- Magnifying stand for reading books
and small print
|
Useful Magnifier Information
As you enter middle age your near vision changes and reading becomes more difficult and causes
eye strain.
This condition is called presbyopia and a magnifier will make reading a book
or crafts more enjoyable.
Other problems that a magnifying glass will be helpful
are low vision, macular degeneration, cataract and glaucoma.
Diopter: Diopter is a measurement that is used to calculate
the power of a magnifying lens.
It will
appear as "D" .
Power: Power is how large an object or print increases as
you look through a lens.
It appears has "X"
Focal Length: Measurement from the center of the lens
to to the object and be in focus.
Rules Of Magnification.
The higher the
power of the lens the closer you must get to the object being viewed.
As the power of a lens increases, the diameter of the lens decreases.
Diopter is a term used to determine
the power(magnification)of a lens.
The terms are sometimes confused.
High power magnifiers such as 8x must be held steady or else they will be out of focus.
